Founder’s Hall Museum
Founder’s Hall Museum is a museum in Philadelphia, Philadelphia Region, Pennsylvania which is located on South College Avenue. Founder’s Hall Museum is situated nearby to Upper School Library, as well as near Girard Garden at the Berean Institute.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Museum
- Also known as: “The Girard College Legacy Collection”
- Address: 2101 South College Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19121
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Philadelphia Museum of Art and Eastern State Penitentiary.
Philadelphia Museum of Art
Museum
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The Philadelphia Museum of Art is an art museum originally chartered in 1876 for the Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia. The main museum building was completed in 1928 on Fairmount, a hill located at the northwest end of the Benjamin Franklin Parkway at Eakins Oval. Philadelphia Museum of Art is situated 4,200 feet southwest of Founder’s Hall Museum.
Eastern State Penitentiary
Museum
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The Eastern State Penitentiary is a former American prison in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is located in the Fairmount section of the city, and was operational from 1829 until 1971. Eastern State Penitentiary is situated 2,100 feet south of Founder’s Hall Museum.
Church of the Gesú
Church
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The Church of the Gesú is a Roman Catholic chapel and former parish church located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Founded in 1868 by Burchard Villiger, the church was the center of several Jesuit educational institutions, including St. Joseph's Preparatory School, St. Church of the Gesú is situated 1,400 feet east of Founder’s Hall Museum.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sharswood and Francisville.
Sharswood
Neighborhood
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Sharswood is a small neighborhood in the North Philadelphia section of the city of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in the United States. It is located to the east of Brewerytown, north of Girard College, west of Ridge Avenue, east of 24th Street and south of Cecil B.
Francisville
Neighborhood
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Francisville is a neighborhood in North Philadelphia, a section of the city of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Its boundaries are Fairmount Avenue to the south, Girard Avenue to the north, Broad Street to the east, and Corinthian Avenue to the west.
Spring Garden
Neighborhood
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Spring Garden is a neighborhood in North Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, bordering Center City on the north. Spring Garden is a neighborhood that combines diverse residential neighborhoods and significant cultural attractions.
Founder’s Hall Museum
- Categories: tourism and tourist attraction
- Location: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Region, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
39.97379° or 39° 58′ 26″ northLongitude
-75.17016° or 75° 10′ 13″ westOpen location code
87F6XRFH+GWOpenStreetMap ID
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